Colonie Police along with building inspectors and representatives from the town's attorney execute a search warrant at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

The Blu-Bell Motel is reflected in the glass of the motel's office as Colonie Police along with building inspectors execute a search warrant at the motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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Colonie Police talk with people inside a room at the Blu-Bell Motel as they executed a search warrant on the Central Ave. motel on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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Colonie Police knock on the door of a room as they execute a search warrant at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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A view of the sign at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. Thursday morning Colonie Police along with building inspectors executed a search warrant at the motel for violations. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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Colonie Police along with building inspectors and representatives from the town's attorney execute a search warrant at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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Colonie Police along with building inspectors execute a search warrant at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

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Colonie Town attorney Michael Maggiulli talks with members of the press as Colonie Police along with building inspectors execute a search warrant at the Blu-Bell Motel on Central Ave. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in Colonie, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

The town of Colonie will seek to shutter the Blu Bell Motel, the second of two controversial motels on Central Avenue the town is fighting to close.

Colonie Town Attorney Michael Maggiulli said the decision was made after the town received a report from an engineering firm that joined town building inspectors, lawyers and police during an inspection of the property.

The town already closed the Skylane Motel, which like the Blu Bell is owned by Alex Patel. Patel has pleaded not guilty to more than 250 code violations at the Skylane. While the motel owner did not fight an order to stop housing tenants, he has vowed to fight the charges.

"The Blu Bell, like the Skylane, will be closed in the very near future," Maggiulli said. "We're just going to take steps to relocate the tenants."

On Jan. 30, the town executed a search warrant at the Blu Bell Motel after spotting workers on the premises making repairs without a building permit. Maggiulli said at the time that the workers denied a building inspector access to review the work and told him to get a search warrant.

The town executed a search warrant Dec. 16 at the Skylane Motel after Maggiulli said a man fell through the floor. The town said it found violations in every room, including feces smeared on the floor in one room, concentrations of mold in several rooms, exposed wiring and other problems.

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A review of an engineering report on the Skylane is leading the town to add 30 more code violations to the charges on that building, Maggiulli said, and a similar inspection at the Blu Bell showed holes in flooring directly above sewage pipes.

"We think there is raw sewage leaking all through the place," the town attorney said. "We are going to try to work with Patel's attorneys to make accommodations for the people who are left. We do have sufficient evidence to close it as we did the Skylane."

John Dowd, the attorney representing Patel, could not be reached for comment.